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Senior cyber security analyst

Aberdeen
Permanent
Sword Group
Cyber security analyst
€70,000 a year
Posted: 19 January
Offer description

Group Recruitment & Resourcing Manager @ Sword Group

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving transformational change within our clients. We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data, and business applications. We have a passion for using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help in achieving their goals.

Senior Cyber Security Analyst – help protect our Enterprise customers' information, systems and digital services, and play a key role in managing cyber risk across their global environment.


Responsibilities

* Provide cyber assurance across a global information systems environment, helping ensure data, applications and infrastructure are well protected
* Identify, evaluate and clearly report cyber security risks to information assets
* Work with the Operational Security team to understand cyber threats and explain their business impact to senior stakeholders
* Support second‑line assurance activities covering confidentiality, integrity, availability, privacy, safety and recovery of information
* Work with internal teams and third‑party suppliers to identify and assess supplier‑related cyber risk


Requirements – Essential skills and experience

* Strong cyber security experience, backed up by relevant certifications (such as CySA+, Security+) and solid risk management knowledge
* Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to turn findings into practical actions
* Hands‑on experience with a wide range of security technologies, including SIEM, EDR, NIDS and similar tools
* Confidence assessing data security and governance requirements and recommending appropriate controls
* A good understanding of recognised security frameworks such as NIST CSF and MITRE ATT&CK
* Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences
* Self‑motivated and willing to go the extra mile when it counts
* Experience working in globally distributed organisations across different time zones
* Cyber security KPI monitoring and reporting experience
* Experience engaging third‑party security specialists for additional assurance
* Cloud security experience, with an understanding of modern threats and threat‑modelling techniques


Benefits

* Personalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth.
* Flexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work‑life balance. We can't promise to always be able to meet every request, however are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can.
* A Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well‑being, and insurance schemes, an employee assistance programme, discounted cash plan and more.

At Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement. If you don't tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we're looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience. We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Your perspective and potential are important to us.

If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.


Seniority level

* Associate


Employment type

* Full‑time


Job function

* Information Technology


Industries

* IT Services and IT Consulting
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